ERGs are useful for ensuring employees within an organization feel acceptance, camaraderie, and fairness in the workplace.  But, for LGBTQ+ persons, many are seeking more than a sense of belonging—they are seeking a sense of safety.  ERGs are often those safe spaces that make it possible for employees to feel like they can be their authentic selves at work. Joining an organization’s ERG specifically for the LGBTQ+ community & its allies, helps employees to feel safe, to feel seen, and to feel heard.